Paper-winding machine.



A. ROSS. PAPER W|ND|NG MA cH|N APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1917.

A. ROSS.

PAPER WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man FEB. 24. 1911*.

Peeeneed Feb.26,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ADAM ROSS, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

PAPER-WINDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feuers, 191s.

Application filed February 24, 1917. Seria1No.v150,84.-0.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ADAM Ross, a citizen of the United States residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Paper- Winding Machines, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a machine for winding strip paper into rolls for use on the headrests of barber chairs so as to render the same sanitary although such rolls may also be used for other purposes. Paper for this purpose is usually supplied by the mills in large rolls and this has to be rewound into a plurality of smaller rolls for more convenient use.

It is the object of this invention to provide a simple, efficient and inexpensive machine whereby paper may be thus rewound easily and conveniently from large rolls into small rolls and thus eect a considerable economy in the cost of making the same.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a paper winding machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the correspondingly numbered line in Fig. 1. Fig. t is a longitudinal section of the machine. Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical transverse sections taken on the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the standards for supporting the arbor of the supply roll of paper. Figs. S and 9 are similar views of the two sections ofthe winding shaft upon which the small rolls are formed.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The main frame of this machine may be variously constructed but as shown in the drawings the same preferably comprises a hollow rectangular' base 1 which is pr vided on its underside with feet 2 whereby the same may rest on the table or other support, a pair of front standards or uprights 3, 3 projecting upwardly from the front part of the base and a pair of rear standards or uprights 4, 4, which project upwardly from the rear part of the base. Each of these standards is preferably mounted on the base so as to be capable of transverse adjustment thereon to suitr the width of paper which is being rewound. The preferred means whereby this adjustment of each of the standards relatively to the base of the frame is edected comprises an inwardly projecting flange' 5 arranged at the lower end of each standard and provided with two transverse slots 6 and two clamping bolts 7 passing through these slots and into the adjacent part of the base for the purpose of securing this flange to the upper side of the base, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 4 6. By this means the standards of the front pair may be spread apart or moved nearer to each other and the same may also be done with reference to the vrear pair of standards by rst looseningy the clamping bolts and then tightening the same after these standards haveV been shifted to the desired position to fit the width of the strip of paper which is to be rewound from a large roll into a plurality ofsmall rolls. By this means the machine can be readily adapted to variations in the width of the paper inasmuch as the same does not always come of uniform width from the mills and thereby insures even rewinding of the paper.

The supply roll 8 usually comes from the mill with conical sleeves or bushings 9 engaging frictionally with opposite hollow ends of the roll, as shown in Fig. 6. Pre` paratory to beginning the rewinding of this roll into small rolls 10 the supply roll is mounted on the rear standards so .that the same is freely revoluble thereon for unwiiiding the strip of paper therefrom. The means for this purpose which are shown in the drawings comprise an arbor 11 whichris inserted in. the sleeves of the supply roll and has reduced ends 12 which engage with upwardly opening bearing slots 13 arranged in the upper ends of the rear standards. This arbor is coupled with one of the sleeves by a coupling piece 11a. secured to this sleeve and the arbor by screws or the like and the arbor is preferably turned by hand in a dif rection for unwinding the strip of paper from the supply roll and thus permitting a sufficient amount of slack to be maintained between the supply roll and the rewound roll which willpermit the strip of paper to be properly and evenly rewound without requiring any particular care. This turning of the arbor is preferably effected by means of a handle 14 applied to the left hand end of the arbor, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

The paper preferably passes from the underside of the supplyroll forwardly and around a rewinding shaft which is pivotally mounted horizontally and transversely in bearings l5 l'orined in the u `iper ends ot the front standards. This shaft is preferably constructed in two sections 1G, l? the division between which ,is preferably lengthwise and diametrioly through this shattso as to forni two s `,sia ally seini-cvlindri.- cal sections one ot which is preteral provide@L with a longitudinal ril: 18 on its inner side and the ther with a loi gitudinalfgroore o i 19 on its inner side, so that the tree me same hv hw' over the otl or @ne or shaft sections is provided at one ot its ents. preferably,T the righthand end. with a crank or handle if() for turning the saine and the other section is provided at its opposite end with a lug or tingerpiece 2l so that the same may slide len O'thwise on the companion shatt section tor engaging the same with the front end of the strip or" paper prepander?.v to beginning the winding of a small. roll kant also to permit ot dis-engaging the shalt sections from the bore ot the small rewound roll after the winding of the same has been completed. Y

ln order to permit of winding the small rolls of the desired diameter a gage device is provided vhich is so constructed that the saine may be set for winding small rolls of different diameters as desired. This device preferably comprises a gage plate 22 Varranged horizontally between the iront standards and below the rewind shaft. lllhen the strip ot paper has been wound. on the rewind shaft until its diameter is sutliciently great to cause the periphery ot this small roll to bear against the plate the further turning ot this roll is retarded and Vserves as an indication to the operator that this roll has reached the proper diameter. For the purpose of permittine the gage plate to be adjusted to suit rewound rolls et ditiierent diameters this plate is mounted on the front uprights so as to be capable of vertical adjust-ment thereon toward and 'from the rewind shaft. Means suitable for accomplishing this purpose comprise two externally screw threaded clamping shanlrs 23 projecting outwardly from opposite ends of the Igage plate through upright slots Qi in the front standards and two clamping' nuts 25 arranged lon the outer ends of the clamping shanls and bearing against the outer sides of the trontstandards, as shown in Figs. l, 3 and 5. By loosening the clamping nut-s 25 this gage plate may be raised and from springing inwardly at their upper ends under the pressure ot the clamping nuts 25 means are provided which preferablyv comprise spacing or distance screws 26 arranged in screw threaded openings in opposite ends of the gage plate and bearing at their outer ends againstr'the inner side of the trontstandards7 as Yshown in Figs. 2 and 3. lhenever therefore the front standards are adjusted transversely onthe V'base to suit particular width of paper thespacing or distance screws are adjusted on the gage plate so that they engage with the inner sides ot the front standards and thereprevent the upper ends of the sametrom 1oeing drawn inwardly by the pressure ot the screw nuts 25 which otherwise would interfere with the tree rotation of the rewouinr roll.

After the strip ot paper has been wound on the rewinding shaft andthe desired diameter of rewound roll has Vbeen obtained on the latter the strip ot paper isV severed between the supply Vroll and the rewound roll preferably immediately in rear of the latter so as to permit of completingthe rewound roller and starting another roll ot like character. Various cutting or severing devices may be employed for this purpose but that `shown in the drawings is preferred and is constructed as follows:

27 represents a normally fixed lower cutter bar or blade which is arranged horizontally and transversely adjacent to the rear side ot the gage plate and flx'edly secured at one end to the lett hand front standard by means oi-a screw 28 while its right hand end is adjustably secured. to the right hand standard by means of a screw 29 passing through a 'longitudinal slot 30 inthe corresponding end of the lower cutter blade. l31 represents a movable upper cutter blade which is pivoted on the iixedrscrew 28 and adapted to be swung upwardly and downwardly across the lower blade by means of a handle 32 applied to the tree end thereof. Baring the rewinding operation the upper cutter blade is swung upwardly and laterally out ot the path or" the strip ot paper so that the same is :tree to pass Jfrom the supply roll to the rewind shaft.v Atterthe rewound roll oi the proper diameter has been produced on the rewinding shaft the upper cutter blade is swung downwardly past the lower cutter blade, whereby the strip of paper between the same is severed immediately in rear of the rewound roll. By reason of the screw and slot connection between the lower cutter blade and the right front standard7 the front standards can be adjusted transversely of the machine witheut interfering with the. cutter mechanism.

As a whole this paper rewinding apparat-us is very simple in construction, the same can be produced at comparatively low cost, it can be readily adjusted tc suit different widths of paper and also to obtain rewound rolls of diiierentV diameters, the same contains no delicate parts which are liable to get out of order, and it permits of producing small paper rolls more economically than has been possible heretofore.

l claim as my invention:

l. A paper winding machine. comprising a winding shaft, standards provided with bearings in which said shaft is journaled and also provided with upright slots, a gage plate arranged between said standards and provided with threaded Shanks arranged in said slots, and clamping screw nuts applied to said shanks and engaging with the outer sides of said standards.

2. A paper winding machine comprising a winding shaft, standards provided with bearings in which said shaft is journaled and also provided with upright slots, a gage plate arranged between said standards and provided with threaded shanks arranged in said slots, clamping screw nuts applied to said shanks and engaging with the outer sides of said standards, and spacing screws arranged on the ends of said plate and bearing against the inner sides of said standards.

8. A paper Winding machine comprising a base, rear standards arranged on the rear part of said base and adapted to support a supply roll of paper, front standards adjustable transversely on said base, a rewinding shaft ournaled on said front standards, and a cutter mechanism comprising a relatively xed blade provided at one end with an opening and at its opposite end with a slot, a movable blade adapted to coperate With the Xed blade, a screw pivotally connecting corresponding ends of the blades and passing through the opening in said fixed blade and into one of said front standards, and a screw passing through the slot of said fixed blade and into the other front standard.

ADAM ROSS.

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